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Strike Charmer runs her way to Beaugay win
- Updated: May 14, 2016
9:20 PM ET
ELMONT, N.Y. — Strike Charmer just keeps getting better with age.
The 6-year-old Strike Charmer turned in arguably the best performance of her career Saturday at Belmont Park, rallying from off a rapid pace to a decisive 2-1/4-length triumph over Tapitry in the $150,000 Beaugay. Strike Charmer became a Grade 3 winner for the second time in her career. She also won the Cardinal Handicap at Churchill Downs in November 2014.
Strike Charmer reunited with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. in the Beaugay for the first time since the pair teamed up to capture an allowance race last November at Aqueduct. That also marked the first time Strike Charmer was saddled by Mark Hennig, who had taken over the training for the daughter of Smart Strike several months earlier.
Strike Charmer was about eight lengths off the swift pace set by a rank My Miss Sophia, who flew through an opening quarter and half-mile in 23.29 and 46.01. Strike Charmer saved ground into the stretch, …
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